Srinagar: Remembering National Conference founder leader, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 36th death anniversary being observed throughout the State on 8th of September, NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah have paid rich tributes to the late leader describing him as the architect and founder of educative, progressive and secular democratic society in Jammu and Kashmir based on justice, equality and amity between all regions and all sections of the society.
A spokesman, in a statement issued here said that highlighting the struggle and sacrifices made by Sher-i-Kashmir for the cause of people and the State throughout his life, Dr. Farooq and Omar said that welfare and public empowerment was his cherished desire and he made all possible endeavours in this direction.
“Sheikh Sahib propagated and nurtured amity, brotherhood and mutual trust between various sections of the society and lived as a torch-bearer of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isahi unity. His slogan of‘Sher-i-Kashmir Ka Kya Irshad, Hindu-Muslim-Sikh Itihad’ (What is the direction of Sher-i-Kashmir? – It is the unity between Hindu, Muslim and Sikh) still reverberates in the hearts and minds of people and its resonance is equally felt in the mountains, valleys and planes of Jammu and Kashmir”, the spokesman quoted Dr Farooq as saying.
“Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah laid the edifice of ‘Naya Kashmir’ with a clear vision of public empowerment and involvement in the formulation and implementation of development plans in accordance with the aspirations of the people and requirements of the areas,” spokesman quoted Farooq saying.
In a message on the eve of the death anniversary of Sher-i-Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said that the best way of paying tributes to the great leader is to follow his footprints and work together for achieving peace and prosperity for the State and strengthening the cherished secular democratic values advocated and propagated by Sheikh Sahib.
The NC Vice President said that the concept of single line administration and devolution of power from central level to grass roots introduced and implemented by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah constitutes the necessary pillar in good-governance and public empowerment. He said that the revolutionary measure of land to tiller taken by Sheikh Sahib has helped a lot to engulf the gap between have and have not’s and built a society on the principle of equality and justice.
